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"Waiting is never wasted when God is in it."

Five days a week, Dr. Lael writes the word she needed on her own hardest days — short enough to read with your coffee, honest enough to sit with all day.

A Place to Land While You're Still Waiting

PRAYER AND PERSPECTIVE: THE BLOG

Rev. Dr. Lael C. Melville leads a small group of women in conversation and Bible study in a peaceful garden, encouraging them to seek God's direction together during While You Wait Wednesday.

Prayer & Perspective, While You Wait Wednesday

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 5, 2026 While You Wait Wednesday PERSPECTIVE Today is While You Wait Wednesday. This week’s reminder is simple but powerful: God is not asking you to figure out your future alone. He promises to instruct you, teach you, and lovingly watch over you. We often believe we need complete clarity before we can […]

God Will Guide Your Next Season

Prayer & Perspective, While You Wait Wednesday

with Rev. Dr. Lael C. Melville

While You Wait Ministries